2G rear hatch struts

[crimsondragon]

they're not workin as best as i figure they would. i used to be able to pop the trunk wit the lever and lift it up. now it's a two person job where i have to hold the lever up until the person lifts the gate up otherwise it'll just get stuck. would coatin the struts in lubricant help? or maybe spraying sum wd-40? btw i seen the threads on them through search and to piss u guys off, my struts work even in the tri-state winter they just don't work well.

 

[Dihtung Glava]

The Tuff Support ones I ordered from Rockauto (they are actually made in Turkey so you could look into ordering from the manufacturing plant directly) are so strong that as soon as you pull the hatch lever it unlocks and it starts going up by itself on a stock full weight glass + talon spoiler hatch. II believe their force was rated at 280 Nm or thereabout. For comparison the two Chrysler 300C hood struts I installed on my front hood are rated at 300 Nm and they also want to send the hood flying off to the moon so between 250-300Nm is a good ballpark for hood or hatch double strut setup.

Oh dang realy? I was messing about with some struts like these recently to make part of our yard fence swing up and it took me 3 tries to get the force just about right to lift the gate... but if you're saying they're that strong at 280N I'm gonna be very careful with the numbers. Wouldn't wanna go overkill and bend the brackets.
Thanks for the input!

 

[Dihtung Glava]

I just got new struts instaled, the review and specs are on my profile if anyone is still searching for a solution.